#209 (Sh.9) DELAVAY'S MOCK ORANGE
Philadelphus delavayi
Planted: 1924
This shrub is at the bottom of the Philadelphus Walk.
| Distribution: | Native to western China, sout-east Tibet, and upper Myanmar. |
| Planting Date: | Purchased from Hillier Nursery’s, Romsey, Hampshire in March 1924. |
| Growth Habit: | Deciduous shrub with an upright growth habit growing to a height of 3 m with arching branches |
| Leaf: | Leaves ovate, tapered, sometimes toothed, dark green up to 10 cm or more long. |
| Flowers: | It bears racemes of 5 to 9 cup shaped, single, very fragrant creamy-white flowers, 2.5 cm across. |
| Toxicity: | Unknown |
| Uses: | An ornamental flowering shrub. |
| Introduction Date: | Discovered in 1887 by Père Jean-Marie Delavay (1834 – 1895) a French missionary, explorer and botanist. Perhaps the first Western explorer of the region, which is now Yunan province in southwestern China. |
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